LETTER: San Angelo students need you to vote 'yes' on school bond

The Hex building at Fannin Elementary will be used for other district needs and a new building will be constructed on campus for classrooms. Photo shot Monday, Feb. 12, 2018.(Photo: Michelle Gaitan / San Angelo Standard-Times)Buy Photo

None of these ingredients happens in isolation. A community must work aggressively toward keeping abreast of changes and improvements to the status quo. Status quo never is progress!

A knowledgeable group of citizens and educators recognized the school facilities in San Angelo must be revamped to meet the needs and expectations of our community. As a product of the San Angelo schools, the parent of sons who are also San Angelo schools’ products, and as an educator in the San Angelo schools, I can speak to the necessity of meeting the challenge to produce graduates who can compete in an open, global market.

Students have not changed, but the methods of education, the expectations of the world’s careers, and the pace of education demand bricks and mortar that keep our children competitive and prepared as productive adults. Many of our schools are overcrowded; many are unsafe; many cannot keep pace with the electronic demands of a 21st century classroom.